Psalms 21:5

Old Testament Poetry/Hymns ASV (1901)

What does Psalms 21:5 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “His glory is great in thy salvation: Honor and majesty dost thou lay upon him.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

His glory is great in thy salvation: Honor and majesty dost thou lay upon him.
Psalms 21:5 — American Standard Version

Context — Psalms 21

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
5His glory is great in thy salvation: Honor and majesty dost thou lay upon him.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“His glory [is] great in thy salvation, etc.] That is, the glory of the King Messiah is great in the Lord’s salvation of him; delivering him from all his troubles and sorrows, and out of the hands of all his enemies, when he was raised from the dead, and was set at the right hand of God, and crowned with glory and honour: or the sense is, that his glory is great in the salvation of his people by him; it was his glory as Mediator to be appointed to be the Lord’s salvation to them; and it being effected by him declares the glory and greatness of his person; and the nature of it is such as cannot fast of bringing glory to him; and such is the sense his people have of it, that it obliges them to…”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Glory - His fame or renown. Salvation - By reason of those great and glorious deliverances which thou hast wrought both for him, and by him. Psalms 21:6”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“glory: Psa 3:3, Psa 62:7; Sa2 7:8, Sa2 7:9, Sa2 7:19; Isa 49:5-7, Isa 63:1; Joh 13:31, Joh 13:32, Joh 17:1, Joh 17:5, Joh 17:22; Phi 2:9-11; Heb 8:1; Rev 5:8-13 honour: Psa 110:1; Ch1 17:11-15, Ch1 17:27; Mat 28:18; Eph 1:20-22; Pe1 3:22 Psalms 21:6”
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Keil & Delitzsch
C. F. Keil & F. Delitzsch · Commentary on the Old Testament · 19th-century historical commentary
“(Heb.: 21:6-7) The help of God turns to his honour, and paves the way for him to honour, it enables him-this is the meaning of. Psa 21:6 \- to maintain and strengthen his kingship with fame and glory. שׁוּה על used, as in Psa 89:20, of divine investiture and endowment. To make blessings, or a fulness of blessing, is a stronger form of expressing God's words to Abram, Gen 12:2 : thou shalt be a blessing i.e., a possessor of blessing thyself, and a medium of blessing to others. Joy in connection with (את as in Psa 16:11) the countenance of God, is joy in delightful and most intimate fellowship with Him. חדּה, from חדה, which occurs once in Exo 18:9, has in Arabic, with reference to nomad life,…”
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